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30 BRANTWOOD

CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM DH2 2UL

3 beds 2 baths 81 m² Listed 5 Nov 2025 (-312d)

£250,000

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# 3 bedroom detached house for sale (DH2 2UL)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 30 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM DH2 2UL |
| Price | £250,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | D |
| Last sold | £245,000 Apr 2026 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £996/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,223

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£450 - £525)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9320-2993-1590-2305-6685)

## Description

**FANTASTIC CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION** **3 BED DETACHED WITH GARAGE** **OFF STREET PARKING FOR 4 VEHICLES** Copeland Residential offer for sale with an asking price of £250,000 with no upper chain, this stunning 3 bedroom detached home on the ever-popular Brantwood, Chester Le Street. The property oozes potential and is due to be freshly decorated throughout.

In brief, the layout comprises: Entrance hallway, lounge, kitchen-diner, utility room & WC to the ground floor, whilst to the 1st floor there are 3 bedrooms with the master benefitting from an en-suite shower room, and a modern 3 piece family bathroom with mains shower over bath. Externally, there is an open plan lawned garden to the front with mature tree, along with 4 car driveway which leads to the attached larger-than-average single garage, whilst to the rear there is a fully enclosed garden, mainly laid to lawn with borders and a patio accessed directly from patio doors in the kitchen-diner. The rear garden also benefits from a purpose-built home office with power and lighting.Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: D

DIMENSIONS

Lounge - 12'11 x 10'10 plus bay

Kitchen-Diner - 18'0 x 10'10 max.

Master Bedroom - 11'5 x 11'1

Bedroom 2 - 9'10 x 8'1

Bedroom 3 - 8'0 x 8'0

Garage - 18'9 x 9'2

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floor Plan](/listings/photos/169019342/1322597) - Floor Plan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/169019342/1322598) - EPC 1

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £245,000 | 01/04/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £530,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached |
| 32 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £525,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 38 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £380,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 4 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ | £365,000 | 31/03/2023 | Detached |
| 7 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ | £300,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 63 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £455,000 | 02/12/2022 | Detached |
| 78 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £238,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| 45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £465,000 | 06/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £245,000 | 25/08/2022 | Detached |
| 8 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £250,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 24 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH | £320,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 5 BIRCH VIEW, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XP | £340,000 | 23/06/2022 | Detached |
| 41 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £280,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 74 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £236,500 | 13/04/2022 | Detached |
| 32 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £239,995 | 25/03/2022 | Detached |
| 43 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £259,995 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |
| 44 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £249,995 | 28/01/2022 | Detached |
| 4 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF | £338,000 | 29/10/2021 | Detached |
| 33 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £213,995 | 29/10/2021 | Detached |
| 29 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £161,995 | 22/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £319,674 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £312,686 (40 Detached, DH2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -20%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £581/mo
- **Realistic:** £645/mo
- **Optimistic:** £710/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Durham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £474/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Wynyard, DH2 | £825/mo | 3 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Wynyard, DH2 | £825/mo | 3 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Second Avenue, DH2 | £895/mo | 3 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cookson Terrace, DH2 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Melville Street, DH3 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.96 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Lambton Street, DH3 | £850/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £849/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-245/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,086/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 32.2%
- **10y growth:** 41.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

81 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Last sold

£245,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,086/m²

Local average

£312,686 (-20%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (21,591 of 33,755)

Street crime

149 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

Key features

Highly Desirable Estate
3 Bedroom Detached
No Upper Chain
Master Ensuite
Purpose Built Outdoor Office
Parking for 4 Vehicles
Garage
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D
EPC In Progress

Additional details

Water: Mains supply
Sewerage: Mains supply
Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes
Listed property: No
Restrictions: No
Required access: No
Rights of way: No
Flooded in last 5 years: No
Flood defences: No

Description

FANTASTIC CUL-DE-SAC LOCATION 3 BED DETACHED WITH GARAGE OFF STREET PARKING FOR 4 VEHICLES Copeland Residential offer for sale with an asking price of £250,000 with no upper chain, this stunning 3 bedroom detached home on the ever-popular Brantwood, Chester Le Street. The property oozes potential and is due to be freshly decorated throughout.
In brief, the layout comprises: Entrance hallway, lounge, kitchen-diner, utility room & WC to the ground floor, whilst to the 1st floor there are 3 bedrooms with the master benefitting from an en-suite shower room, and a modern 3 piece family bathroom with mains shower over bath. Externally, there is an open plan lawned garden to the front with mature tree, along with 4 car driveway which leads to the attached larger-than-average single garage, whilst to the rear there is a fully enclosed garden, mainly laid to lawn with borders and a patio accessed directly from patio doors in the kitchen-diner. The rear garden also benefits from a purpose-built home office with power and lighting.Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D
DIMENSIONS
Lounge - 12'11 x 10'10 plus bay
Kitchen-Diner - 18'0 x 10'10 max.
Master Bedroom - 11'5 x 11'1
Bedroom 2 - 9'10 x 8'1
Bedroom 3 - 8'0 x 8'0
Garage - 18'9 x 9'2

Listed by

Chester Le Street

Copeland Residential

Reference: 169019342

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 07/11/2025

Expiry date: 06/11/2035

Current heating cost: £996/year

Potential heating cost: £866/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,223

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£450 - £525)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location is outside the imported HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygons.

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

Floor Plan

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	01/04/2026 (5 months ago)	£245,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£530,000	16/01/2026	Detached
32 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£525,000	05/12/2025	Detached
38 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£380,000	30/06/2023	Detached
4 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ	£365,000	31/03/2023	Detached
7 BANKS HOLT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XJ	£300,000	16/12/2022	Detached
63 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£455,000	02/12/2022	Detached
78 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£238,000	28/11/2022	Detached
45 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£465,000	06/09/2022	Detached
6 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£245,000	25/08/2022	Detached
8 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£250,000	19/08/2022	Detached
24 GRAYTHWAITE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UH	£320,000	29/07/2022	Detached
5 BIRCH VIEW, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XP	£340,000	23/06/2022	Detached
41 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ	£280,000	27/05/2022	Detached
74 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL	£236,500	13/04/2022	Detached
32 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£239,995	25/03/2022	Detached
43 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£259,995	04/02/2022	Detached
44 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£249,995	28/01/2022	Detached
4 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF	£338,000	29/10/2021	Detached
33 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£213,995	29/10/2021	Detached
29 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF	£161,995	22/10/2021	Detached

Area average: £319,674 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 32.2%

10y growth 41.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): County Durham. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 5.8%

5y (index) 18.6%

10y (index) 44.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for County Durham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £581/mo

Realistic £645/mo

Optimistic £710/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → County Durham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Durham: £474/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View DH2 2UL

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Matfen Court	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.3 miles
Shop	Gibside Store	0.3 miles
Train station	Chester-le-Street	0.9 miles
Train station	Dipwood Halt	3.4 miles
Hospital	University Hospital of North Durham	4.5 miles
University	Ustinov College	4.6 miles
Hospital	North End House	4.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	47
Anti-social behaviour	34
Criminal damage and arson	24
Public order	18
Shoplifting	10
Other crime	5
Burglary	3
Other theft	3
Drugs	2
Vehicle crime	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	149

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hermitage Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 19 May 2024
Bullion Lane Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 1 May 2024
Newker Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 19 Oct 2011
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 14 Oct 2021
Cestria Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 14 Jan 2020

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Wynyard, DH2	£825/mo	3	0.35 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Wynyard, DH2	£825/mo	3	0.41 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Second Avenue, DH2	£895/mo	3	0.57 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cookson Terrace, DH2	£850/mo	3	0.75 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Melville Street, DH3	£850/mo	3	0.96 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Lambton Street, DH3	£850/mo	3	1.14 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £849/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.34%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 4.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 24.5×

Monthly cashflow £-245/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).